historic environment staff local engagement workshop
Post on 19-Oct-2014
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English Heritage, the IHBC and ALGAO: England, along with the digital media agency sounddelivery ran training workshops in Birmingham and York for Historic Environment professionals to look at ways in which they could engage local communities in the work they do and to see what role social media can play in achieving that goal. These workshops form part of the 5 year strategy to assist local authorities to develop their Heritage Environment Records (HERs). This presentation supported the day.TRANSCRIPT
Local engagement:
how do we do it?
• Local List
• Historic Area
Appraisals
• Neighbourhood
Plans
• What type of
community
engagement do
you want or need?
Levels of engagement
• Informing: telling people about your
project
• Consulting: giving people choices
• Active role: decision making and
influencing
• Supporting others to take the lead:
empowering ownership
Creating a community buzz
Start small, even if you need to think big!
Community gatekeepers and focus groups
Build
relationships
Share your
ideas and
receive
feedback
Test
assumptions
Keeping things manageable
Chunking
Bite-size
opportunities
Staying
flexible
What do people want from
taking part?
Never underestimate the power of
tea and cake!
Keeping it relevant
Personal links, Challenges &
Rewards
What do people want from
you?
Developing Local Lists in Essex
Something tangible
Developing a common language
Measuring success
Over to you